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PTAirco replied to the thread Tube bending.The Harbor Freight pipe bender won't work for this. The dies are sized for commercial pipes, not actual diameter tube. I use one for all... -
PTAirco replied to the thread FEMAP analysis.What?
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PTAirco replied to the thread FEMAP analysis.I might try again but the form doesn't give you a lot of options. It just spat back at me: "sorry, your request cannot be processed at...
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PTAirco replied to the thread FEMAP analysis.That was just an example. For wings, I use it for spars stresses and axial loads on struts, spars and wires and drag bracing. For...
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I used to have a trial version of FEMAP and while it was cumbersome to used, I loved it. It wasn't time limited. Somehow however, they...
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PTAirco replied to the thread Why not more motorcycle engines?.There is not a whole lot you can show me about opposed piston engines that I haven't seen or read, since this is a pet subject of mine...
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PTAirco replied to the thread DOM versus Seamless drawn.Price at Aircraft Spruce currently. I've seen DOM tube at less than half that.
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PTAirco replied to the thread DOM versus Seamless drawn.Not so. 4130 goes from about 91kpsi down to 80something kpsi in the welded area. Which is still excellent, but it does lose something.
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Drawn over mandrel is welded seam. Drawn Over Mandrel Tubing - DOM Round Steel Tubing | Industrial Tube and Steel Corporation Cold...
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PTAirco posted the thread DOM versus Seamless drawn in Aircraft Design / Aerodynamics / New Technology.Given that a piece of 3/4" x 0.035" 4130 steel tube now costs $7.50 a foot, I have been looking at other options. DOM tubing is...
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Homebuilders in the US are fortunate to have this company as a resource. I remember the first time I saw an Aircraft Spruce catalog in...
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PTAirco replied to the thread Electric homebuilt aerobatic glider.What does "climb angle" mean in relation to a glider?
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PTAirco replied to the thread This is going on my resume:.It belongs to a young kid, Ryan, who during the repairs went from a 250hr pilot to the airlines. He did most of the interior stuff. Flew...
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PTAirco replied to the thread It's alive!.Related to my post in "firewall forward" about my A-65 problem. Couldn't get it to run right. Eventually the hive mind came through with...
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